–New artist awards from the Country Music Association, Billboard, Radio & Records, Music Row magazine and the Academy of Country Music, which jump-started his incredible career;

–Four Grammy nominations, a CMA Album of the Year nomination, and a New York Times Best-Albums-of-the-Year nod;

–Multiple RIAA platinum and gold albums and singles;

–And a stream of hits, including chart-toppers like “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” and “Gimmie That Girl,” and Top Ten smashes like “The Impossible,” “If Nobody Believed In You,” “What’s A Guy Gotta Do,” “Size Matters,” and “I’ll Wait For You,” that made all the rest possible.

Opening Band…Edens Edge

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Sunday, March 04, 2012 4:00 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $39, $36, $33.00 (All taxes and fees included)
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General Tickets ON SALE NOON, Friday, Feb. 3rd

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Meghan and Jose débuted their cooking class series in December with a Mexican Cooking class. Among other things, the duo demonstrated a “classic margarita”, lead an informative discussion on quality tequilas and taught the class several traditional Mexican recipes including guacamole, hand-made tortillas and tamales. Attendees then sat down to lunch at Character’s Pub to sample the fare prepared in the class.

With a combined 30 years of experience in the restaurant business, Young and Fuentes have worked in top restaurants in London, New York, Los Angeles and Boston as well as other cities. In May of 2011 they purchased Character’s Pub from the founding owners George Centini and Gary Hufford. Over the past seven months Young and Fuentes have slowly begun making changes to stamp their own special style on the Character’s brand.

Chef Young is a passionate professional who loves to share her knowledge and philosophies of cooking with others. Experienced at teaching classes in restaurants and other venues in New York City, she was eager to bring the concept to Lancastrians as an interesting and different way to spend an afternoon.

The class commences at 11am with a continental breakfast, followed by the cocktail and culinary demonstration. Participants receive a bound booklet of the recipes to follow along and take notes. By 2pm the class is wrapping up and it’s off to the dining room to sample the fair. Both Jose and Meghan make frequent rounds to the guest’s tables answering questions and connecting with the participants. The price of the class is $50 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and space is limited.

Cooking classes will be held at Character’s every other month. Other events planned in the future include wine dinners, tequila dinners and other culinary tastings. Stay tuned for more details!

The York Folk Committee usually can cover most of our volunteer needs, but if you are available to sell tickets or CDs we would be glad to put you to work!

2. NEIDIG, KORETZKY, GEHRET & CAMPBELL: We are in need of volunteers and baked goods for the Neidig, Koretzky, Gehret & Campbell concerthttp://enews.susquehannafolk.org/q/L4lXMgQSruafw2tqDkxhnFUunYKVLz_oRnmntWJ-xMyOIniGvWPH43Nk_ on Saturday, February 25th, 7:30 PM, Fort Hunter Barn 5300 N. Front St, Harrisburg.

We need help at the following times:
Set up before concert (5:30), Clean up after concert, Bring snacks for bake sale (7:00), Help with pot luck set up/clean up (5:30) Help with ticket and CD sales (6:30)

3. BRUCE MOLSKY & ALE MÖLLER: We are in need of volunteers for the Bruce Molsky & Ale Möller concert http://enews.susquehannafolk.org/q/zLUWt-z5yTwYgmDeCSOdrVtjQm97glTZ6Du9eVA0Oz0LMpCGLVOUF6oq-, Friday, March 23rd, 7:30 pm, Fort Hunter Barn 5300 N. Front St, Harrisburg.

We need help at the following times: Set up before concert (5:30), Clean up after concert, Bring snacks for bake sale (7:00), Help with pot luck set up/clean up (5:30) Help with ticket and CD sales (6:30)

4. GENTICORUM: We are in need of volunteers for the Genticorum http://enews.susquehannafolk.org/q/reck5HOi4SLPiz_l6C3rwh2wQwyx4SbeDWVjwpCM3BKimoHG5p1uA8Q7J concert on Friday, March 30, 2012, 7:30  at the Camp Hill United Methodist Church 417 South 22nd Street, Camp Hill.

Although it may be challenging for most, we are looking for 3 or so people who have some discretionary time and can help to set up the room during the afternoon at around 4 pm.

We also need help with pot luck set up/clean up (5:30) Help with ticket and CD sales (6:30) and help with clean up after the concert.

Although we can’t give free admittance to volunteers at Susquehanna Folk events, we will be doing a drawing for TWO FREE TICKETS to a Susquehanna Folk event to those that volunteered for an event during January and February. The drawings will be at the Neidig, Koretzky, Gehret & Campbell concert and the Genticorum concert.

Sunday, March 11 at 4 pm in Whitaker Center Awadagin Pratt

Among his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras. In 1992 Mr. Pratt won the Naumburg International Piano Competition and two years later was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant. He has played numerous recitals throughout the US including performances at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and Chicago’s Orchestra Hall. His many orchestral performances include appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra and the Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Baltimore, St. Louis, National, Detroit and New Jersey symphonies among many others. Summer festival engagements include Ravinia, Blossom, Wolftrap, Caramoor and Aspen, the Hollywood Bowl and the Mostly Mozart Festival in Tokyo. Mr. Pratt is also the Artistic Director of the Next Generation Festival, a two-week chamber music festival in Lancaster, PA and appears with cellist Zuill Bailey in duo recitals throughout the US. In September 2010 he recorded all of the Brahms Sonatas for Cello and Piano with Zuill Bailey for Telarc.

Zuill Bailey is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry as well as his engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after and active cellists today. Mr. Bailey has appeared at the Kennedy Center, the United Nations, Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd St. Y and Carnegie Hall, where he made his debut performing the U.S. premiere of Miklos Theodorakis’ “Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra.” In addition, he made his NY recital debut in a sold out performance of the complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Zuill Bailey is an exclusive recording artist on Telarc. His “Bach Cello Suites” recording immediately soared to the Number 1 spot on the Classical Billboard Charts. Mr. Bailey’s “Russian Masterpieces” release featuring the works of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra has received widespread critical acclaim. Bailey was awarded the Classical Recording Foundation Award for 2006 and 2007 for the recording of Beethoven’s complete works for Cello and Piano.

This concert is sponsored by Derek C. and Margaret I. Hathaway Family Foundation. The season sponsor is Capital BlueCross. A resident company of Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Market Square Concerts also receives support from the Cultural Enrichment Fund and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Complete information on Market Square Concerts’ 2011-12 season is at: www.marketsquareconcerts.org 

“A rip-roaring foot stomping boogie!”

-The Daily Mail

It’s a musical, sort of. But, it’s really a wall-to-wall, song-after-song entertainment extravaganza of Blues Brothers-era hits including “Think”, “Respect,” and “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love.” Jake and Elwood, the beautiful Bluettes and a sizzling hot band literally fill up the Majestic stage with infectious sound of soul and R & B.

So dust off your pork pie hat, dig out your shades and prepare to party like never before! Join the Blues Brothers for a night of the finest music, moves, thrills and spills you’re likely to see this side of Chicago! The brothers are joined on-stage by a smokin’ seven piece band, and the sassy Bluettes — playing all your favorite songs, including “Everybody,” “Shake A Tail Feather,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Respect,” “Gimme Some Loving” and loads, loads more!

Tickets: $57, $55, $52(fees & taxes included)

We SALUTE our troops with a 20% Discount on Majestic Celebrity Series!

Pick your own THREE shows from the Majestic Celebrity Series and SAVE 10%!

Pre-show dinner buffet available in the Patrons’ Lounge
Soup/Salad
Pecan Crusted Chicken with Apricot Glaze
Baked haddock with Breadcrumbs & Parmesean Cheese served with Tomato Cream Sauce
Beef Tips with Mushrooms & Onions in a Demi Glze Over Bowtie Pasta
Wild Rice, Vegetable Du Jour
Dessert & Coffee station

$21 (plus tax & tip)

For Reservations: Contact Nicole Suski at the Altland House 717-259-9535

Back by popular demand for an unprecedented third performance, four of the Greater Harrisburg area’s finest musicians—Kevin Neidig, Henry Koretzky, Ken Gehret, and Bruce Campbell—are coming together for a very special Susquehanna Folk Music Society concert on Saturday, February 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Hunter Centennial Barn, 5300 N. Front Street, Harrisburg. The concert will be preceded by a free 6 p.m. potluck dinner.

Kevin Neidig excels at singing, instrumental prowess, and songwriting. Whether playing guitar, mandolin, or banjo, his nimble fingers extract magic from the strings. The arrangements he writes are dizzyingly technical, with ingenious chordwork and melodic lines balancing the lyrics and vocals. In addition to his solo work, Kevin is half of the duo Voxology. He teaches guitar in Mechanicsburg and online at guitar-yoga.com, where he challenges guitarists with fresh ideas that exercise the body, the mind, and the spirit.

Harrisburg native Henry Koretzky came to playing music late in life and has spent the past few decades trying to make up for that lost time. Since the early 1980s he has been a regular on the local roots music scene, playing bluegrass, contra dance music, swing, contemporary folk/Americana, and a bit of Celtic. He has played with High Strung, Medicinal Purpose, The Contra Rebels, The Gnu Tones, Sweetwater Reunion, Ithaca (NY)-based bluegrass band Cornerstone, Rootbound, KJ & Henry, the Sweet Nothings, Shades of Green and Blue, and Sink or Swing.

Ken Gehret has been performing as a musician for more than 30 years, primarily as a guitarist and violinist. He performs, teaches, composes, and arranges for more than 17 instruments including voice, woodwinds, reeds, strings and keyboards. Coming from a primarily country music background, he has performed with well known stars including Roy Clark and Mel Tillis, and has performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Ken plays with several local bands, in genres ranging from Irish Traditional to bluegrass to jazz.

Sideman-for-hire Bruce Campbell plays string bass in nearly any style imaginable. He has played with anyone who’s anyone in the area, including The Contra Rebels, The Canal Street Hot 6, Not Your Father’s Bluegrass Band, the Gadjo Playboys, Octavia Blues Band, and with jazz pianists Mark Huber, Trixi Greiner, Tom Pontz and occasionally Steve Rudolph. Even those who haven’t seen him onstage may have found him behind the scenes, helping other performers sound good through his role as a sound engineer for many performers.

The potluck dinner is free; bring a covered dish to share. Place settings and beverages will be provided. Concert tickets are $18 General Admission, $14 for SFMS members and $10 for students ages 3-22. Advance tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com or toll-free (800) 838-3006. Funding for this and other Susquehanna Folk Music Society concerts is provided by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, administered locally by the Cultural Alliance of York County. Additional funding comes from the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit the Susquehanna Folk Music Society.

Ragamala Dance presents innovative works within the tradition of Bharatanatyam, the classical dance of southern India. “Sacred Earth” is performed against large-scale projected panels by master folk artist Anil Chaitya Vangad.  The performance brings two ancient Indian visual art traditions — Warli paintings and Kolam rice flour drawings — together into this dance style that transforms the stage into a sacred space with a deep connection to the Earth.

Ragamala Dance artistic director Ranee Ramaswamy has been named the 2011 McKnight Distinguished Artist in recognition of artistic excellence spanning more than three decades. “Ranee Ramaswamy is a stellar example of the combined power of vision, commitment, and technique,” said Kate Wolford, president of The McKnight Foundation, “Through teaching and performance, Ranee has helped introduce this 2,000-year-old dance tradition to audiences in Minnesota and around the world, revealing its ancient ties as well as its relevance today.”

Ragamala Dance will present a number of educational events prior to the group’s public performance at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center. The performance will conclude with a post-show talkback and “Taste of India” reception in the lobby. The following is a list of the planned activities:

Monday, Feb. 13:

• 6 p.m. – Meet and greet with the Indian community and the Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania organization.

Tuesday, Feb. 14:

• 11 a.m. – Wet Kolam display by Ranee Ramaswamy in the lobby of the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on HACC’s Harrisburg Campus. Kolams are rice flour designs made each morning by women in southern India as conscious offerings to Mother Earth. This daily ritual creates a sacred space and becomes a link between the intimate home and the vastness of the outside world.
• Ninety-minute workshop, “Introduction to Classical Indian Dance and Kolam Drawings” for students at the Capital Area School for the Arts, 150 Strawberry Square, Third and Walnut streets in Harrisburg.

Wednesday, Feb. 15:

• 10 a.m. – One-hour school performance for 380 Harrisburg School District students.
• 7:30 p.m. – Ticketed public performance of “Sacred Earth” at Live at Rose Lehrman, Rose Lehrman Arts Center on HACC’s Harrisburg Campus.
• 15 minute post-show talkback with Ragamala Dance’s artistic directors, Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy.
• Post-show “Taste of India” reception in the lobby of the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on HACC’s Harrisburg Campus.

Support for this Live at Rose Lehrman event comes from the Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania, Hershey Asian Affinity Group, and the HACC Foundation. This project is partially supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council; the Cultural Enrichment Fund; the McCormick Family Foundation; and Property Management, Inc. This event is also funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the arts. NDP is supported by lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust. This tour of Ragamala Dance is also made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Media sponsor for the event is WHTM-TV abc27.

Live at Rose Lehrman will present Ragamala Dance – “Sacred Earth”  at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on HACC’s Harrisburg Campus. Tickets are $33 for adults, $31 senior citizens, and $15 students. Contact the Live at Rose Lehrman Box Office at 231-ROSE (7673). Tickets also are available online at www.LiveatRoseLehrman.org.

Embark on an explosive giant-screen adventure that takes movie-goers on an epic journey through the “severe weather capital of the world.” Narrated by Bill Paxton (Twister, Titanic), follow Storm Chasers’ star Sean Casey and the scientists of VORTEX2, the largest tornado-research project ever assembled, on the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes. Through this heart-pounding documentary, visitors to Whitaker Center’s Select Medical IMAX^® Theater will be awe-struck by the magnificent forces of nature revealed in thrilling IMAX 3D.

Filmmaker Sean Casey and his crew race after powerful and dangerous storms in TIV-2, a seven-ton armored “tornado intercept vehicle” engineered and built by Casey to withstand the impact of the gale force winds at the tornado’s core. The team’s ultimate goal is to navigate the vehicle directly into the heart of the tornado and capture its beauty and destructive power on film – at point blank range.

“Tornadoes are surreal, unimaginable,” says Casey. “I want to witness something that I am truly in awe of….There’s a huge difference between filming a tornado from a couple miles away with a telephoto lens, and filming a tornado that’s on top of you with a wide-angle lens. After eight years, I’m thrilled to finally share these incredible experiences with audiences everywhere.”

In a dramatic quest that withstands gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, the stars of Tornado Alley 3D take audiences on an extraordinary expedition that reveals the birth of a tornado in breathtaking detail. Filmed across America’s Plains states, where three quarters of the world’s tornadoes occur, Tornado Alley 3D chronicles the phenomenal experience of veteran storm chasers on two unprecedented missions.

Not rated, but suitable for all audiences. Running Time: 43 min.

Tornado Alley is a production of Giant Screen Films and Graphic Films. The film is directed by Sean Casey and co-written by Sean Casey and Paul Novros. Major funding has been provided by the National Science Foundation, with additional support from the Giant Dome Theater Consortium.

Ask the Tornado Experts:
Celebrity Q&A Sessions – Saturday, February 4

Meet Sean Casey of Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers, and VORTEX2 Researcher Dr. Paul Markowski following the first four public screenings of Tornado Alley 3D on Saturday, February 4 in Select Medical IMAX Theater. Experience this unique opportunity to discuss the most magnificent forces of nature with famous experts in the field of tornado research. Please Note: Ticket purchase for Tornado Alley 3D required for guests attending the Q&A Session following the film.

About Sean Casey
TIV Chief and Champion Storm Chaser
As he’s traveled the country for the past 12 years in 16,000-pound armored tanks, known as TIVs (Tornado Intercept Vehicles), Casey’s goal is to capture footage of the beauty and destructive power of a tornado on film – at point blank range. 

About Dr. Paul Markowski
VORTEX2 Project Planner and Thunderstorm Researcher
Dr. Markowski is an Associate Professor of Meteorology at Penn State University and one of the planners of the VORTEX2 project. He studies thunderstorms and their hazards, particularly tornadoes, using state-of-the-art radar observations and computer simulations.

For more information and showtimes, please visit whitakercenter.org or call 717/214-ARTS.

First Friday Opening Reception February 3, 5pm-9pm

Exhibit runs through Saturday, February 25, 2012

Imagine that you have been invited to have an intimate discussion with all of your favorite artists: a one-on-one show and tell. You can ask them anything, no holds barred, and hear first-hand the personal stories behind their artwork. This is what you will find on the pages of “The Pulse of Mixed Media.” In this book, 31 spotlight artists and 102 additional contributors generously share their most intimate thoughts and feelings by providing answers to a series of personal questions. Some of these questions focus on their art, for example the art material they could not live without and the messages they hide in their artwork. Other questions focus on the artist, such as their art-related regrets, the obstacles that they have faced, and the one person in their life with the most creative impact.

But what is an art book without art? You will also find new artwork created by the artists in response to a series of prompts.  See how they use their artwork to express anger, passion, and vulnerability. Find out about the artists’ obsessions, secrets, and fears. Discover how they see themselves in their self-portraits. Each artist reveals the personal meaning behind each work of art, bringing your understanding and appreciation of the work to a deeper level. After reading this book, you may never look at art or the artist the same way again. It’s time to take “The Pulse of Mixed Media.”

Annex 24 Gallery, 24 West Walnut St.
An artist-owned gallery & shoppe in the heart of Downtown Lancaster’s Art District

First Friday Reception March 2, 5pm-9pm

Exhibit runs through Saturday, March 31, 2012